Shipping case fastening device



June 12, 1934. wl GEORGE 1,962,500

SHIPPING CASE FASTENING DEVICE I Filed May 17, 1935 JY/"FIGJ. 1\ 7 n 5 .9 FIG-.2

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George Patented June 12, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHIPPING CASE FASTENING DEVICE Walter George, St. Louis, Mo., assig'nor-to Robert Gaylord, Incorporated, St. Louis, Mo., a corporation of Missouri Application May 1'1, 1933 seen no. 671,447

5 Claims.

My invention relates to a'shipping case fastening device and particularly to one 'adapted' '10 trates one form of fastening device made in accordance with my invention, Figure 1 is an end view of a case provided with the fastening device which is in open position; Figure 2 is an enlarged elevation ofa portion of the end of the case, showing the fastening device inelosed position; Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the recess in the end rail of the case; Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view showing one end of the cover reinforcing bar; Figure 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2; Figure. 6 is a side view of the detached fastening device in open position; Figure 7 is a front view of the fastening deyice, also in' open position; and Figure 8 is a top plan view of the fastening device in closed position.

The end .1 of the case is provided with a re-' .inforcing wooden frame including a top rail 2 having formed in its upper edge a recess 3 for the reception of the ends of a pair of reinforcing bars 5 carried by the flanges 6 of the cover sections 7. This case is like that shown in the Fallert application above referred to' except that the upper end of'the recess in the rail 2 is provided at each side with an extension 8 for the reception of a portion of the fastening device, as will be hereinafter described, and that the reinforcing bar 5 has the corners adjacent the cover section removed to provide .a pocket 9 for the reception of another part of the fastening device. 40 The fastening device, shown in detail in Figures 6, '7 and 8, consists of two wire loops pivotally connected. One of these loops comprises a pair of vertical arms 10, each having formed on its lower end an eye 11, and a cross bar 12 connected to the arms by a pair of arms 13. .The arms 10 are of a length approximately equal to the depth of. the rail 2 and when the loop is in position embracing said rail, the arms 13 arepositioned in the extensions 8 of the recess 3 so as not to interfere with the closing of the cover sections. pair of vertical arms 14, each having on one end an eye 15 engaging with one of the eyes-11 to form a pivot joint, the other ends being con- 55 nected by a member comprising a pair of bends The other loop is formed of a 16 extending approximately at right angles to the arms 14 and an intermediate bend 17. When the fastening device is closed, the bends 16 enter the pockets 9 between the cross bar 12 and the end portions of the reinforcing bars of the cover sections. The inner side of each of the bends 16 lies in a slightly different plane from the outer arm and is provided, adjacent th'efi bend 17, with -a recess 18 for engagement with the cross bar 12. The bends 16 thus form spring detents for holding the two parts of the fastening device in closed position, in which position the bends 16, being positioned over the portions of the bars 5 in the recess, prevent the opening of the cover sections. The bend 17 not only provides a finger piece for the withdrawal of thedetents,

,but is provided with a recess 19 so that the case may be secured by a seal 20 of the usual form. This is accomplished by passing the wire of the seal around the bar 12 and the bend 17, the wire entering the recess 19, as shown in Fig.- ure 8, to prevent lateral displacement of the wire. In order to permit the fastening device to be positioned around the rail 2, it is'necessary to provide an opening in 'the end 1 of the case. This is most conveniently accomplished by utilizing an elongated hand-hold 21 for the purpose.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: l

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a shipping case including a body and a cover, said body being provided with a cross rail having a recess in its'upper edge, a member carried by said cover .and entering said recess, a wire loop embracing said cross rail and having a part positioned adjacent the outer face of the rail, and a second wire loop pivoted to said first named loop and including a spring detent adapted to be positioned between said member and the part of the first named loop adjacent the rail face.

, 2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a shipping case including a body and a cover, said body being provided with a cross rail having a recess in its upper edge, a reinforcing bar for said cover, the end of said bar entering said recess and being provided with a pocket, and a fastening device embracing said rail and having a projection entering said pocket to retain the cover in closed position.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a shipping case including a body and a cover of two hinged sections, said body being provided with a cross rail having a recess in its upper edge, a reinforcing bar for each cover section, the ends of said bars entering said recess and each being provided with a pocket, and a fastening device embracing said rail and having a pair of projections entering said pockets to retain the cover sections in closed position.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a shipping case including a body and a cover of two hinged sections, said body being provided with a cross rail having a recess in its upper edge, a flange on the inner edge of each cover section, a reinforcing bar secured to each flange, each of said bars being spaced from the cover section at its end to form a pocket, the ends of said bars entering the recess, and a fastening device embracing said rail and having a pair of projections entering said pockets to hold the cover sections in position.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a shipping case including a body and a cover of two hinged sections, said body being provided with a cross rail having a recess in its upper edge, said recess having a lateral extension at each side, a reinforcing bar for each cover section, the ends of said bars entering said recesses and each being provided with a pocket, a wire loop embracing said cross rail and provided with a pair of arms positioned in the extension of said recess, and a second wire loop pivoted to said first named loop, said second named loop having a pair of projections entering said pockets to hold the cover sections in position.

WALTER GEORGE. 

